Posted by: breadandrosesquiz | March 8, 2010

Quiz Questions from Wednesday 3rd March

Current Affairs
In EastEnders, who killed Archie Mitchell?
Which day of the year were most babies born on in 2009 – Good Friday, Easter Day, or Christmas Eve?
What was Welsh rugby player Andy Powell allegedly driving drunk last month?
Which TV quiz show / game show did footballer Clarke Carlisle appear on?
Name Christine Pratt’s anti bullying charity?
What band is being commemorated with a show at Earl’s Court which ends this month (March)?
Which baker is planning an upmarket revamp, including opening 3 ‘concept stores’?
Which British woman won gold in the Skeleton Luge at the Winter Olympics?
Name the film director recently removed from an aircraft for being too fat?
Which company has recently announced plans to manufacture aviation fuel from food waste?
Picture Round
The picture round this month was 10 numbered points on a blank tube map – teams had to identify the stations
Music round
The theme was ‘Salutations’ – so Lady Gaga, Sir Mixalot, Princess Superstar and so on.
Musical Instruments
Which musical instrument is…
Liberace most commonly associated with?
Django Reinhart most commonly associated with?
Phil Collins, most commonly associated with, when he was with Genesis?
The comic actor Arthur Marx, one of the Marx Brothers most commonly associated with?
The actor George Formby most commonly associated with?
Bricks and Mortar
What was the average cost of a UK home in 1960: £408, £1,021 or £2,507?
By what percentage did the average UK house price rise from 1959 to 2009, adjusted for inflation: 62%, 273% or 1023%?
What was the series Property Ladder renamed in the light of recent housing market falls?
Which estate agent’s staff got into trouble in 2008 for abusing Balham residents and praising themselves online?
The EPC for a property gives it a rating of A – G based on what?
General Knowledge
What brand of footwear does the company R Griggs make?
Which US city has the area code 212?
Which actor’s autobiography is called My Name is My Bond?
Which company makes the ‘Kelly’ handbag?
What was the Dutch currency before the Euro?
Which film features the character General Jack D Ripper?
Which Russian lake is the world’s largest body of fresh water?
What name links public libaries in Brixton, Balham and Streatham, and art galleries in London?
Which radio station uses the slogan ‘Music that matters’?
In the context of the internet, what does ‘HTML’ stand for?
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